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Talent

Is Talent Agility The Future Of Recruitment?

June 5, 2024

Talent

Is Talent Agility The Future Of Recruitment?

June 5, 2024

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Navigating the waters of HR and talent acquisition since 2021 has been akin to steering a ship through stormy seas—turbulent and unpredictable. To handle such wild changes, one must master the skills of a seasoned captain who can steer the ship through both calm and stormy weather. Enter the era of talent agility.

What Is Talent Agility?

Talent agility is the ability of recruitment teams to quickly adapt to changing market conditions. It means equipping them with the tools to pivot between managing talent shortages and surpluses. It emphasizes flexibility, proactive engagement and the strategic use of tools to handle fluctuating application volumes.

Since 2021, the recruitment arena has been buzzing with HR professionals tirelessly scouting for the right talent to match skyrocketing job demands. Picture this: an event marketing coordinator from Tennessee seeking a salary higher than that of the global VP of Marketing. Yes, it happened—a vivid illustration of the extraordinary times we lived through and the strained dynamics of recruiters.

Yet, as I highlighted in a previous article, 2023 heralded major shifts. We moved from an intense scramble for talent to an abundance of candidates due to a wave of tech layoffs. This reversal posed new challenges for recruiters, transforming the quest from finding a needle in a haystack to dealing with floods of needles (résumés) for each open opportunity.

Despite these economic roller coasters, we remain buoyed by resilience. The IMF forecasts a bright economic outlook, projecting steady global growth of 3.1% for 2024 and 3.2% for 2025. Beyond that, the "Future of Recruiting 2024" report by LinkedIn spotlights a pivotal trend toward agility in recruitment processes. A whopping 91% of recruitment professionals are embracing flexible strategies, working to adapt to the market’s ebbs and flows, much like a skilled sailor would.

The Role Of Artificial Intelligence

A view to stable economic growth and an understanding that recruitment needs to be flexible to handle times of scarcity and abundance point toward talent agility as crucial for all companies. But the skilled sailor must also be equipped with a robust vessel to navigate the turbulence. This is where an AI-equipped ATS (applicant tracking system) comes in, becoming a key part of helping recruiters prioritize talent agility.

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